Do they use same driver? Do they sound similar? Is there a marginal or huge difference in sound quality?
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Not the same driver, but IMO the HD555's didn't sound good so hopefully the HD558 is better.
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check out the frequency graphs on headphone.com
hd558 and hd600 are dam near identical. the hd518 is quite a bit differentÂ
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